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CreditCassidy Araiza for The New York Times; Getty Images; Associated Press The (Very Brief) Return of Gastr del Sol
In the ’90s, the duo of Jim O’Rourke and David Grubbs made quiet, intricate music amid a loud rock underground. A new compilation brought them back together.
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CreditBenjamin Clark Sean Combs Apologizes After Video Shows Him Assaulting Cassie
After footage surfaced of Mr. Combs striking, kicking and dragging Cassie, he apologized on social media, saying that “my behavior on that video is inexcusable.”
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Billie Eilish Dares to Write (Twisted) Love Songs
“Hit Me Hard and Soft,” her third album, is both concise and far-reaching.
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An opera about Danny Chen, an Army private who died by suicide after experiencing racist hazing while serving, was performed in New York, his hometown.
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CreditMarc J Franklin After Outcry, Concertgebouw Will Allow Jerusalem Quartet to Perform
The Dutch concert hall reversed course after facing criticism for canceling performances by the Israeli ensemble because of security concerns.
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CreditMelissa Schriek for The New York Times Review: Lise Davidsen Achieves Strauss’s Ideal in ‘Salome’
Strauss had seemingly impossible standards for a soprano in “Salome.” But Davidsen, making her role debut in Paris, is exactly what he intended.
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CreditCharles Duprat Barbara Hannigan, Daring Singer and Maestro, to Lead Iceland Symphony
Hannigan, the rare artist to have a career as a soprano and a conductor, will assume a full-time conducting post for the first time.
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CreditLeifur Wilberg A Night to Remember at the Opera, Complete With a Phantom
About 130 children took part in a sleepover at Rome’s opera house, part of a campaign to make up for a lack of music education by making the theater and the art form more familiar and accessible.
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‘Stax: Soulsville, U.S.A.’ Review: Looking for a Little Respect
An HBO series tells the triumphant, tragic story of the record label Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes and the Staple Singers called home.
By Mike Hale
The ChartsTaylor Swift Beats Gunna on the Chart. Her Next Rival? Billie Eilish.
“The Tortured Poets Department” logs a fourth week at No. 1. Next week’s competition is a battle between two stars with multiple versions of their LPs for sale.
By Ben Sisario
Phil Wiggins, Virtuoso of the Blues Harmonica, Is Dead at 69
First as half of the duo Cephas and Wiggins and later on his own, he was one of the best-known musicians playing the style known as the Piedmont blues.
By Clay Risen
The Man Who Made Roulette Into New York’s Music Lab
Jim Staley has led the experimental venue since it began as a concert in his TriBeCa loft. After 45 years, he’s stepping down and looking back.
By Steve Smith
Avett Brothers Musical, ‘Swept Away,’ to Open on Broadway This Fall
The show, inspired by a 19th-century shipwreck, has had previous runs in Berkeley, Calif., and Washington.
By Michael Paulson
Sean Combs Is Shown Assaulting Cassie in 2016 Surveillance Video
The footage published by CNN shows Mr. Combs striking and kicking the singer when she was his girlfriend. They settled a lawsuit last year after she accused him of abuse.
By Julia Jacobs
The Ragged Glory of Neil Young and Crazy Horse Live
Hear 11 songs from an electrifying New York set this week.
By Lindsay Zoladz
The PlaylistEsperanza Spalding’s Latest Surprise, and 10 More New Songs
Hear the jazz musician’s team-up with the Brazilian songwriter Milton Nascimento, plus tracks from Saweetie, Omar Apollo and others.
By Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz
Avril Lavigne Is Back. If You Believe That.
The Canadian singer, with a new album and a tour, this week addressed a bizarre conspiracy theory that she has been replaced with a doppelgänger.
By Claire Moses
Critic’s NotebookAre We in a New Golden Age for the Movie Soundtrack?
Between “Barbie,” “Across the Spider-Verse” and now “I Saw the TV Glow,” directors are making the case for the film album experience.
By Esther Zuckerman
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